Joseph Lee papers, 1845-1991; bulk 1874-1937.

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Joseph Lee papers, 1845-1991; bulk 1874-1937.

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The collection consists of the papers of social worker and philanthropist Joseph Lee of Boston and Brookline, Mass., 1874-1937; and papers of related Lee and Colt family members, 1845-1991. Joseph Lee's professional papers include letters, drafts of books and articles, clippings, printed matter, and research notes from the various social and educational organizations Joseph Lee was involved with, most notably the Immigration Restriction League (concerning the campaign for a literacy test for voters and immigrants), Massachusetts Civic League, Playground and Recreation Association of America, Boston School Committee, War Camp Community Service, the Community Service of Boston, Inc., and Harvard University. Personal papers of Joseph Lee and Lee family papers include Joseph Lee's correspondence with his family and friends including his first and second wives, Margaret Cabot and Marion Snow Lee, parents Henry and Elizabeth Perkins Lee, siblings Elliot Cabot and George Lee and Elizabeth Lee Shattuck, and children Susan, Margaret, and Joseph Lee Jr. Personal papers also include diaries, fictional writings, personal financial information; genealogical information gathered by Joseph Lee and other family members; and correspondence, writing and research by other Lee family members. Colt family papers consist of correspondence between Joseph Lee's daughter Amy Lee and her husband Charles "Chis" Cary Colt; and correspondence between other Colt family members, 1901-1991. Correspondents include: Timothy Pickering, Patrick Tracy, Charles C. Colt, Jr., Margaret Cabot, Sylvia, and Joseph Lee Colt.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Harvard University. Board of Overseers

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The Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting was established in the spring of 1977 to recognize and encourage book collecting by undergraduates at Harvard. It is sponsored by the Members of the Board of Overseer's Committee to Visit the Harvard University Library. From the description of General information about the Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting. 1977- (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511952 The Board of Overseers i...

Lee, Joseph, b. 1901.

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Lee, Margaret Cabot, 1866-1920.

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Massachusetts Civic League

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Lee, Henry, 1817-1898

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Harvard overseer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to "my dear Doctor," [18--?] Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 743860470 Lee graduated from Harvard in 1836 and served as Overseer of Harvard. From the description of Papers of Henry Lee, 1868-1894 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972818 ...

Immigration Restriction League

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War Camps Community Service.

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Lee, Joseph, 1862-1937.

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National Recreation Association

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Founded in 1906 as the Playground Association of America, the organization soon changed its focus to a more dynamic conception of recreation dedicated to improving the human environment through park, recreation, and leisure opportunities. Recruitment and training of recreation leaders, city planning, dissemination of information, technical assistance to local communities, and association activities during the two world wars are issues reflected in the collection. Reflecting the organization's ch...

Boston School Committee.

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Lee, Elizabeth Perkins Cabot, 1823-1909.

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Shattuck, Elizabeth Lee, 1846-1931.

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Southard, Margaret Lee Woodbury, b. 1898.

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